Article created by: Monika Pašukonytė

Food is something none of us could live without. Since eating the same stuff over and over again would be boring, humans always try to find new ways to cook or new food items to consume. From these attempts, we sometimes get ingenious ideas that quickly become a staple in our diets, yet other times, these trials aren't so good. Or they become popular and overrated at the same time despite their mediocrity. Today's list is about exactly that – foods that are either overrated, too expensive, or both in netizens' eyes.

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#1

Plate of oysters with sauce in the center, highlighting a food not worth the hype according to opinions online. Oysters Just ashtrays full of snot.

snow_michael , Elle Hughes Report

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    Gourmet dishes presented on colorful plates, showcasing foods not worth their hype according to online opinions. Anything where a single plate is over $100. I feel like flavor peaks around $40-$50 and everything beyond that just tastes weirder to seem fancy.

    One_Entertainment381 , Antony Trivet Report

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    #3

    Avocado toast with cherry tomatoes and lemon slices on a wooden board, a food often considered not worth its hype. Avocado toast. I'd be able to afford a house in a good neighborhood and support a family of five on a single income if I hadn't eaten that in my 20s.

    crazy-diam0nd , Gaby Yerden Report

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    #4

    Panera Bread drive-thru sign against a blue sky, representing foods that aren’t worth their hype and price. Anything from Panera Bread. I heard it described best a few years ago: "overpriced hospital food".

    Ok-Constant-3772 , Mike Mozart Report

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    #5

    Caviar in a jar with sliced bread, highlighting overpriced foods. Caviar. First of all, you can get ikura/fish eggs at Japanese restaurants for next to nothing. You can get the big ones wrapped in seaweed for a couple bucks, and when I was a kid I really liked the tiny orange roe, and would ask the servers for a side of them, and they'd give them to me for free. Caviar is just a fancier version of those, and often is a lot saltier. Too expensive for what you get. Edit: Okay maybe roe/ikura isn’t that cheap either. I’ve never bought it in bulk, and I live in Alaska right by the ocean, and it’s always been v cheap at sushi restaurants here but as a whole I could be wrong about the pricing on that.

    CatherineConstance , Polina Tankilevitch Report

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    #6

    Gourmet dish with garnish, whipped foam, and berries, showcasing foods not worth their hype and price. Anything with gold leaf. Also fois gras. Fois Gras is tasty but it's so rich you really can only eat a few fork fulls. I went to a restaurant once where the serving was a whole slab of it just because it's "rich food.".

    JMCrown , Feline DaCat Report

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    #7

    A hand holding a lobster roll, showcasing a food item that might not be worth its hype and price, according to some opinions. Lobster rolls. $22-28 for two to three ounces of lobster meat slathered in mayonnaise and put in a hot dog bun.

    Lower-Win-4358 , Deane Bayas Report

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    #8

    Starbucks coffee cup on an outdoor table, symbolizing overpriced food choice. Starbucks Their coffee is awful, which is why they have to load it with milk and whipped cream and sprinkles.

    dramaandaheadache , Engin Akyurt Report

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    #9

    A strawberry garnished with gold leaf, often seen as an overhyped food choice. Gold flake. It tastes like nothing and is just to flex you have money to waste.

    zz374 , Naotake Murayama Report

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    #10

    A group of five people react as a celebrity chef dramatically sprinkles salt on a steak at a round dinner table. Anything salt bae serves.

    mack__7963 , Saturday Night Live Report

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    #11

    People walking through a busy airport terminal, carrying luggage and shopping bags, with various shops and gates visible. Airport food.

    lilifer13 , Josh Sorenson Report

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    Mike Goslin
    Mike Goslin
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That really depends on the airport.

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    #12

    Colorful macarons on a blue checkered cloth, highlighting foods that aren’t worth their hype and price. Macaroons, I can’t understand why there are so expensive.

    CommunicationNo3650 , Klayfe Rohden Report

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    #13

    Slices of high-priced marbled beef on a wooden board, showcasing a food not worth the hype and price. Honestly, wagyu beef. I had it just to say I've had it. I paid a premium price for a little thing that probably wouldn't even be considered an appetizer. It was okay.

    UnorthadoxGeneology , Allan Salvador Report

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    #14

    "Olive Garden sign on a stone wall, associated with overpriced foods not worth the hype." Olive Garden. Fight me.

    Bogdan-Forrester , Mike Mozart Report

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    #15

    Slice of cheesecake with cherry topping on a floral plate, highlighting foods not worth their hype. Cheesecake Factory cheesecake. Fight me.

    pittypaterson , Wendy Wei Report

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    #16

    Person holding two bottles of plant-based milk, illustrating foods not worth their hype or price. The first time younger me tried some almond milk, I concluded: "This is just a sad, sad substance that rich people drink." My opinion has changed since.

    Rakna-Careilla , Polina Tankilevitch Report

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    #17

    Grilled fish with lemon and bread, possibly overpriced food, on a decorative plate with green beans on the side. Chilean sea bass. I love most fish, but this just has the most horrible after taste, like black cod also has. (Also, caught by trawler, so not great for the environment.).

    fivezero_ca , Barbara Glickler Notarile Report

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    #18

    A close-up of vibrant red, yellow, and orange bell peppers, a food debated for its hype and price. Not as expensive as others on this list, but for a "staple" bell peppers are a terrible pepper and way overpriced.

    stoppingtomorrow , Kai Pilger Report

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    #19

    Rack of cooked ribs on a dark slate, garnished with herbs; one of the foods often not worth the hype and price. Ribs. It was originally discarded as waste, then we discovered BBQ sauce. Now they're more than steak.

    deathbrusher , pascal claivaz Report

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